Insulating wall construction



0ct. 5, 1937. J. H. BROOKS 2,094,635

INSULATING WALL cofNsTRUcTIoN Filed April 5o, 1957 Patented a. 5, 1937 A 2,094,635

" UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlc-E v rNsUT-.A'rnvo WALL poNs'rmJc'rroN John H. Brooks, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, as-

signor to'Ludowici-Celadon Company, Chicago, Ill.,.a corporation of illinois Application April so, i937, serai No. 139,979

i 2 ciaims. (ci: ,2ci) This invention pertains to building construc-v For the purpose of exemplifying the principles tions and more particularly to such walls thereof of my invention, I have illustrated on\the accomas it may be desirable to heat insulate. While the panying drawing preferred embodiments thereof. forms of the invention here illustrated as Referring tothe drawing, exemplifying the principles thereof are shown as Fig.- 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a 5 embodied in the upright walls of a building strucwall construction built in accordance with my inture, it should be understood that the principles vention; of the invention are equally applicable to ceilings, Fig. 2 isa sectional view thereof on the line roofs, partition walls, and infact all walls of a 2-2 of Fig. l;

' 10 building where insulation may be desirable. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1A illustrating a l0 The insulation `of walls by the employment of modied form of bat holding or fastening-device; either loose insulating material or insulating maand terial formed into bats or packages is common Fig. 4 is a similar View illustrating the embodipractice; but heretofore, so far asv I am aware, ment of still another form of fastening device. the insulating bats when employed have been I l Referring to the drawing more in detail and l5 either of a depth equal to the depth of the studs particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 thereof, reference or joists between which they are positioned, character 5 indicates generally the supporting thereby forming' a substantially solid wall withsill or plate upon which the wall structure is carout provision for air space, or, when made of less ried. The studs t, or the rafters if the invention depth than the depth of the joists or studs, have be embodied in a roof, are arranged in usual 20 been equipped with flanges projecting from the spaced relationalong the plate 5 and to the outer bodies of the bats and adapted to be attached by faces of these studs is secured, by nailing or nails or otherwise to the studs or joists to thereotherwise, the sheathing 'i which forms the base by hold the bats in position. .These latter bats, for the outer covering, not shown, of stucco,

thinner than the depth of the joists, possess the shingles, brick' veneer, or the like. The floor 25 advantagel that less insulating material is rejoists t may be supported at their ends upon the quired in their production, but this cost is subplate li and carry the floor boards 9.

stantiallyoifset bythe cost of providing themwith The skeleton wall structure is rendered heat the flanges or projections for securing them in insulating by positioning in the Spaces between 3o place. l the studs t bats l i of heat insulating material, 30

My present invention in its preferred form consuch as rock wool, asbestos, vegetable fiber, or templates the employment of a bat containing less other suitable material, formed preferably under insulating material than is required for a full slight pressure into rectangular blocksorpaclrl depth bat, thereby decreasing the cost of manuages, paper being ordinarily employed as a Wrapfacture and also enabling the provision of an air pir/1g for the material to retain it in units for 35 space in the wall structureior insulation and convenient shipping 'and handling. These bats, anti-humidity purposes. Furthermore, it elimiin accordance with my invention, are superposed nates the expensive flanges or projections heretoone upon the other in the spaces between the fore formed on the bats for fastening purposes, studs and against the inner face of the sheathing ao ,thereby reducing the cost of the construction l. It will be observed that the bats are of less 40 Without impairing its insulating functions. thickness than the depth of the studs 6 so that Another feature of my invention resides in the when positioned as illustrated the inner faces of provision of fastening means for the bats which the bats are spaced outwardly from the inner are so constructed that they will overlie the joints edges of the studs.

between contiguous bats, thereby enabling each To hold the bats in this position against the 45 fastening device to hold in place the adjacent sheathing, my invention contemplates the ernportions of two-'adjoining bats, that is, ,each ployment of. fastening devices designated genfastening device will hold the upper end of one erally by reference character i2, each of which bat and the lower end of a superposed bat. consists of a strip or plate of suitable material Another desirable feature of`my invention is DIOVided at each end with an intllmed flangeo that the preferred forms of my Yimproved fasteni3 adapted to lie against the side of the stud tl ing devices serve not only to hold the bats in posito which it is secured by one or more nails or tion but also cover and seal the joints between staples it, as shown. The fastening devices may adjacent bats, thereby increasing the insulating be made of paper (either plain or corrugated),

properties of the wall structure, fiber board composition, sheet metal (either plain 55 or reticulated), or any other material that may be available possessing the requisite strength and rigidity. These fasteners, as will be evident from the drawing, are positioned to cover the joints between superposed insulating bats, so that each device holds in position the upper end of one bat and thelower end of the next super posed bat. y Each fastening device, therefore, not only, functionsto hold the adjacent ends of, two bats in position but also covers and substantially seals the joint between the bats, thereby increasing the insulating properties of the wall structure.

The inner faces of the studs carry any suitable wall surfacing material Iwhich may be in some instances lath and plaster or in other instances wall board either plastered or unplastered; but, in anyevent,'a dead air space between this wall surfacing material and the inner faces of the bats is provided between the spaced studs, p

which serves not only as an insulation in ad' dition to the insulating bats but also is adapted to some lextent to take up moisture which may inadvertently enter the wall.

In the modification of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3 the fastening devices I6, which preferably are in the form of metal clips or bars, do not extend from stud to stud as do the fastening devices I2, and, instead of being secured or anchored to the studs, they are secured or anchored to the sheathing 'I by long nails or j of the studs 6, with the result that no dead air space is left in the wall structure. The fastening devices in this instance are designed not only to hold the bats in position but to eifectually seal the joints between the bats and, therefore, consist of strips I9 of strong paper or other fibrous material preferably provided on the outer kface thereof with a, suitable gum or adhesive which when moistened will adhere to the studs and to 'the bats, thus eifectually sealing the joints beemployed, if, desired, and, as-i1lustrated,fan intermediate fastening strip may be placed between the joint sealing stripsv as supplemental holding devices for the bats.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that I have provided a wall construction which, in the preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 1, utilizes insulating bats considerably thinner than the standard bats, and that provision for a dead air space as an insulating medium in conjunction with the thinner bats is made. Furthermore, the fastening devices, which can be very economically produced, serve to hold the bats in position against the sheathing and also serve to seal the joints between the bats, each fastening device being adapted to hold the upper end of one bat and the lower end of a superposed bat.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the sealing of the joints between the bats is sacried in favor of' the cheaper fastening clips I6. f

In the form shown in Fig. 4 the joints between the bats are not only covered bythe fastening devicesbut are completelysealed by the strip form fastening devices which are secured tothe margins of the bats adjacent the joints by adhesive.

It is believed that my invention and many of its inherent advantages will be appreciated from the foregoing without further description, and it should be manifest that deviations from the structural details shown for illustration purposes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. `An insulating wall construction comprising studs disposed in spaced relation, sheathing car ried by said studs, insulating bats positioned between the studs, and fastening means for holding said bats in position against the sheathing,

said means being secured at their ends to the studs in position to overlie the joints between adjacentbats and engage the bats at opposite sides of said joints to thereby hold the bats in position and cover the joints between adjacent bats. i

2. A wall construction comprising spaced studs, lsuperposed bats arranged between adjacent studs, and relatively narrow elongated fastening devices sealing the joints betweenl the superposed bats and secured to the studs for holding said bats in position.

' JOHN H. BROOKS. 

